Infographic: A timeline of Sony's PlayStation franchise

[Russ Boswell]

Last Friday, North America was greeted by Sony's newest console, the PlayStation 4. Launch day saw stores selling out and long lines of individuals eager to get their hands on the next generation of console gaming. According to the company, over 1 million units were sold on day one, making the PS4 "Sony’s fastest-selling gaming hardware yet." Europe and Latin America won't see a release until November 29th, and Sony is hopeful that it can continue to break records and create ample supply to feed a technology hungry gaming community.

To put the latest release into perspective, Westbase Technology has put together a pretty neat infographic that gives us a visual timeline of the Playstation franchise, dating all the way back to Sony's original creation in 1993. Each section showcases the top three games for that console as well as some bits about the console's individual success. The PS4 is obviously just getting started, but it's pretty neat to sit back and reflect on how far Sony has come, and appreciate the predecessors that came before this next generation of console gaming. 

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[NTAPRO]

Wow, GTA V already best selling console game for ps3 lol

 

[ghasmanjr]

Wow, GTA V already best selling console game for ps3 lol

It was well deserved.

 

[Wagan8r]

Am I the only person, who finds it moronic to include the "No restrictions on the use of pre-owned games?" That's not a new feature of the PS4. Why the heck would you include such an inane observation. "It can also stand upright!"

In an info-graphic solely about the history of the PlayStation, they just can't resist a pathetic jab at the XBOX ONE.

 

[MilwaukeeMike]

Am I the only person, who finds it moronic to include the "No restrictions on the use of pre-owned games?" That's not a new feature of the PS4. Why the heck would you include such an inane observation. "It can also stand upright!"

In an info-graphic solely about the history of the PlayStation, they just can't resist a pathetic jab at the XBOX ONE.

Hating on MS is what all the cool kids are doing nowadays.

 

[mailpup]

Hating everything and anything seems de rigueur these days.

 

[LNCPapa]

There is a lot of hate on the internet. I love you guys!

 

[Guest]

Congratulations SONY, thank you for catering to us gamers over the years. I hope the success of the PS4 continues to do exceptionally well. "FIRST TO GREATNESS"

 

[davislane1]

Am I the only person, who finds it moronic to include the "No restrictions on the use of pre-owned games?" That's not a new feature of the PS4. Why the heck would you include such an inane observation. "It can also stand upright!"

In an info-graphic solely about the history of the PlayStation, they just can't resist a pathetic jab at the XBOX ONE.

I don't find it moronic at all; it's rather quite ordinary for manufacturers and service providers to needlessly and unceasingly take jabs at competitors. You'll be hard pressed to find a successful company that doesn't do this regularly in their marketing to attract first-time buyers.